02/13/2001 - Airport Relations Commission MINUTES OF THE EAGAN
AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION MEETING
FEBRUARY 13, 2001
A regular meeting of the Eagan Airport Relations Commission was held on Tuesday,
February 13, 2001, at 7:00 p.m. Those present were Ted Gladhill, Joe Kinard, Mike Schlax, Steve
Soderling, Lance Staricha, Charles Thorkildson and Michael Weller. Absent were John Clark, Bruno
DiNella, and Eric Drenckhahn. Also present were Jamie Verbrugge, Assistant City Administrator
and Mary Swenson, Recording Secretary.
AGENDA
Upon motion by Soderling, seconded by Thorkildson, the agenda was approved as presented.
All members voted in favor.
MINUTES
Staricha made a motion to approve the minutes; Soderling seconded the motion. All
members voted in favor.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Verbrugge stated the role and duties of the Chair and Vice Chair positions. He then opened
the floor for nominations to elect a Chair for the year 2001. Soderling made a motion to nominate
Gladhill as Chair; Kinard seconded. All members voted in favor.
Verbrugge opened the floor for nominations to elect a Vice Chair. Nominations were made
to elect Soderling and Staricha for Vice Chair. A private ballot was tallied and Soderling was elected
to the Vice Chair position. All members voted in favor.
VISITORS TO BE HEARD
There were no visitors to be heard.
NEW COMMISSION ORIENTATION
New and existing members of the Commission introduced themselves with new members
briefly stating experience and background they bring to the Airport Relations Commission. Mike
Schlax was appointed to a one -year term. Bruno DiNella was appointed to a one -year alternate
position. Joe Kinard was appointed to a two -year term. John Clark and Michael Weller were each
appointed to a three -year term. Lance Staricha was re- appointed to a three -year term. Verbrugge
administered the Oath of Office to the re- appointed and new commission members.
New member orientation booklets and consent forms were distributed to all Commission
members. Verbrugge gave a brief background on the airport and the role of the Airport Relations
Commission.
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GOAL SETTING SESSION
Gladhill briefly explained procedures the ARC has followed in the past and, further,
suggested a workshop be scheduled to review current and past positions of the ARC and the City
Council.
Gladhill stated the City Council has identified two issues the ARC will be addressing in
2001:
1.) The hiring of a noise attorney and determining goals of that attorney
2.) The formation of a Citizens Committee with regard to the airport
Soderling made a motion to hold an ARC workshop for goal setting; Weller seconded. All
members voted in favor. The Commission members discussed dates to hold an ARC workshop goal
setting session.
Verbrugge stated there will be a meeting with a group of airport impacted community
representatives on February 27, 2001 at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room at the Eagan Municipal
Center. Gladhill stated it may be beneficial for commission members to attend that meeting.
MASAC UPDATE
Verbrugge gave a brief background on the formation of MASAC. He stated that in
November of 2000, Northwest Airlines and other airport users announced their intention to resign
from MASAC. He further stated that organizational bylaws require at least seven community
representatives and seven industry users to constitute a quorum to conduct official business.
Verbrugge stated that without the industry users the MASAC organization is defunct. Verbrugge
also stated that Jeff Hamiel, Executive Director of Metropolitan Airports Commission, was present at
the November meeting to present a brief update and stated his intention to form a Blue Ribbon Panel.
Verbrugge stated at this time there seems to be no interest in the Blue Ribbon Panel. Commission
members discussed the industry users and whether they will come back.
2000 MASAC Year in Review was presented today at the Planning and Environment
Committee. Verbrugge stated he will request a copy of the document for each of the Commission
members.
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Verbrugge gave a brief background on a bill that is in the process of being drafted to pass
legislation to provide additional airport noise mitigation. He stated the bill has not been presented.
Verbrugge discussed how additional sales tax funding would impact mitigation.
Schlax and Kinard both spoke on their contact with Representative Tim Wilkin regarding the
new runway and airport noise. Weller stated, in his opinion, the FAA will not go out further than 65
DNL for noise mitigation.
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ANOMS
Verbrugge gave background on the airport noise monitoring system. He stated the MAC
noise programs are bringing together an ANOMS Task Force to discuss the installation
implementation of the enhanced system. He further stated he will be representing the City of Eagan
on this Task Force.
Kinard made a motion to appoint Commission member Weller as the alternate to the
ANOMS Task Force. Schlax seconded. All members voted in favor.
Weller questioned if there had been any previous discussions about bringing in a full -time
staff person to monitor noise. Commission members discussed noise events and the reliability of
ANOMS monitors. Gladhill stated the need to educate residents and briefly mentioned the Eagan
Communications Program to be aired on cable television. Verbrugge stated that Runway 17/35 will
be operational December 2003.
Verbrugge instructed viewers and new commission members on using the City of Eagan's
website and links into airport issues. He stated www.macaysat.org is the website on aviation noise
and satellite programs.
Thorkildson will continue to be the Twin City Airports Task Force (TCATF) representative
for Eagan. Verbrugge and Staricha will represent Eagan at the MASAC meetings.
ADJOURNMENT
Upon motion by Soderling, seconded by Gladhill the Commission members adjourned the
meeting at 8:20 p.m.
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